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Igbo
Etymology
From Proto-Igboid *m̀-mí-ɗí, whence also Ekpeye míꜜní, Ogbah míní, Ukwuani-Aboh-Ndoni ḿmílì, Ezaa míꜜní.[1] Compare with Proto-Yoruboid *ó-mĩ, Yoruba omi and Igala ómi
Noun
ḿmírí
- river, stream
- water, rain
- juice, sap
Derived terms
References
- Igbo-English, English-Igbo Dictionary and Phrasebook (1999, →ISBN)
- ^ Blench, Roger, Williamson, Kay, Ohiri-Aniche, Chinyere (2013) Comparative Igboid
Further reading
- Michael J. C. Echeruo (2001) “mmiri”, in Igbo-English Dictionary: A Comprehensive Dictionary of the Igbo Language with an English-Igbo Index, Ikeja, Lagos State, Nigeria: Longman Nigeria Plc, →ISBN, page 101